BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A weather system is expected to bring rain to Kern County Wednesday and Thursday, possibly lasting into Friday. The National Weather Service says it could be the area’s first significant precipitation since April.
Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist Ilya Neyman said a storm system bringing several days of rain in mid-October is unusual.
“To get a strong storm system that can deliver the potential of several days of rainy conditions in mid-October is something that we don’t see very often at all,” Neyman said.
National Weather Service Hanford meteorologist Stephen McCoy said Bakersfield could receive about a quarter to a half inch of rain, with higher amounts possible in the foothills and mountains. Temperatures are expected to drop to about 10 degrees below seasonal averages…